Adaptive cruise control

[Pinecone]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

--no blind spot monitoring (which would be helpful),

Just learn how to set your mirrors.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Pinecone

Just learn how to set your mirrors.

Oh, yes. I learned this a long time ago--probably from one of these sites. This knowledge, plus an understanding the utility of winter tires, are all but forgotten among the masses!

[JST]

I can't remember the last time I used cruise control; driving around here there's never a chance to engage it, and even on trips to NYC I don't see the value add.

As for drive assist...my M3 doesn't have anything (not cameras, not sonar, nothing). I thought I'd miss it but I don't really. The cameras on the Tesla make parallel parking easier, but then again I parallel parked for 20 years without cameras, so.

[robg]

Cograts! The Fusion is one of the best looking sedans on the market imo. Several years ago I got a rental titanium trim version w/ the 2.0T and really liked it. Good power, natural feeling steering and comfortable seats. Only downside was MyFord Touch, but that's long since been resolved with the introduction of sync 3.

Also agree on adaptive cruise control - I absolutely love this feature now that i have it. Completely erases stress and frustration in stop and go traffic. Despite being standard now on many mainstream cars, it's still hard to find on many european cars and is often bundled in pricey option packages. Until recently, Audi made you buy the top "prestige" trim to get it.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by robg

Also agree on adaptive cruise control - I absolutely love this feature now that i have it. Completely erases stress and frustration in stop and go traffic. Despite being standard now on many mainstream cars, it's still hard to find on many european cars and is often bundled in pricey option packages. Until recently, Audi made you buy the top "prestige" trim to get it.

Meanwhile, Toyota makes it standard on all their cars. Like cheap hotels offering free internet while ritzy ones charge for it.

I'm not a big fan of adaptive cruise in the Toyota. Minimum distance is too far back. Have not really used it in anything other than freeway cruise, so can't comment on much more about that. The lane keep/steering assist is "teh suck" unless you like being a pinball.

[FC]

Originally Posted by clyde

The lane keep/steering assist is "teh suck" unless you like being a pinball.

I only use CC on some empty stretches on the way to Montreal.

I have, on rare occasions, used CC as a speed limiter of sorts to prevent my natural tendency to go fast-ish when getting to a destination sooner will do nothing for me.

[kognito]

Originally Posted by robg

Cograts! The Fusion is one of the best looking sedans on the market imo. Several years ago I got a rental titanium trim version w/ the 2.0T and really liked it. Good power, natural feeling steering and comfortable seats. Only downside was MyFord Touch, but that's long since been resolved with the introduction of sync 3.

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And yet, SYNC 3 has its own degree of suckage, just different than 2

Originally Posted by clyde

South Carolina and Georgia are 30 cars stacked bumper to bumper in the left lane as while one dingbat at the front of the line maintains the exact same speed as the car in the right lane. When car #2 in line finally finds a way through, its driver immediately seeks another car in the right lane to match speeds with in line abreast formation so everyone else can keep waiting.

North Carolina is only less so. Virginia and Florida are essentially the same, but use three lanes to accomplish the same bullshit.

I85 is a whole different world than I95. almost all of I85 from me to Sparanburg is 3 lanes, and fresh pavement. From me, south is just 2 lanes and the re-pave is still on going. Bridge work over parts of Lake Hartwell will take some time.

Originally Posted by clyde

Meanwhile, Toyota makes it standard on all their cars. Like cheap hotels offering free internet while ritzy ones charge for it.

I'm not a big fan of adaptive cruise in the Toyota. Minimum distance is too far back. Have not really used it in anything other than freeway cruise, so can't comment on much more about that. The lane keep/steering assist is "teh suck" unless you like being a pinball.

I haven't played with/ or engaged the lane keep steering shit yet, it is still turned off. Adaptive cruise has three settings, one bar, two bars, three bars. Have only tried the 2 bar setting so far.

SYNC still sucks, just a different suck than what your Focus had